Senior Counsel

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🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

💵 $150k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Tyson & Mendes

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2002

🛡️ Insurance

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

Insurance • Construction • Consulting

Tyson & Mendes is a nationwide civil litigation defense firm specializing in a wide range of practice areas. These include automobile and autonomous vehicle liability, insurance coverage, casualty, commercial litigation, construction, employment, environmental torts, real estate, professional liability, and more. The firm offers robust defense strategies against nuclear verdicts in diverse industries such as retail, hospitality, and public entities. With numerous offices across the United States, Tyson & Mendes is committed to diversity, education, development, and giving back to the community through various programs and initiatives.

📋 Description

• Independently handle court appearances, depositions, briefs, and trials • Develop compelling case themes and litigation strategies • Manage complex, high-exposure civil defense litigation, including professional liability, medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and significant insurance defense matters • Handle all facets of discovery and trial preparation • Communicate routinely with clients and insurance carriers • Cultivate relationships with existing and future clients • Provide leadership and direction to less experienced attorneys • Collaborate with attorneys across experience levels • Take ownership of matters while receiving strategic guidance from branch leadership • Help build and develop the New Jersey legal team

🎯 Requirements

• JD from an ABA approved school • An active New Jersey Bar license is required • Must be licensed in your state • 8+ years of solid litigation experience, specifically with litigation support, deposition and trial preparation • At least five years of substantive New Jersey insurance defense experience • Ability to manage full case handling responsibilities, including all facets of discovery and trial • Experience handling insurance defense matters preferred • Experience with time management systems • Proficiency in MS Suite, specifically Word, PowerPoint and Outlook • Ability to think and act independently with minimal supervision • Outstanding listening, verbal, and written communication skills • Professional appearance and demeanor

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual billable hours bonus ranging from $10,000, with $7,500 for every additional tier • Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life benefits coverage, including plans available at zero employee cost • 401(k) program with a 100% match on the first 3% contributed and a 50% match on the following 4-5% • Student loan repayment assistance or 529 college savings plan of $100-$200/month for full-time attorneys after one year with the firm • Paid parental leave at base pay • Monthly technology reimbursement of $60 • Employee Assistance Program through HealthAdvocate • Comprehensive in-house training and leadership development opportunities • Firm-provided CLE programs and paid bar license renewal fees • Flexible vacation policy for attorneys • Defined pathway to partnership • Internal diversity and inclusion programs, such as the Women’s Initiative and Young Professionals Initiative • Firm-wide charitable giving program • Social and off-site events each year • Flexible Work Model: Remote, hybrid, or onsite options available

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